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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Wellington Collegians Cricket Club Hundreds of young cricketers are battling the Hawke’s Bay heat as an annual tournament forges on with temperatures forecast to reach 38C this weekend. Hawke’s Bay Cricket Camps have been running since 1979 and Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association boss Craig Findlay said scorching temperatures would ... <a title="Hundreds of young cricketers battle Hawke’s Bay heat for annual tournament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hundreds-of-young-cricketers-battle-hawkes-bay-heat-for-annual-tournament/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of young cricketers battle Hawke’s Bay heat for annual tournament">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A building in Pakuranga has been completely destroyed by fire and a person seriously hurt, with flames leaping from the roof, a local business owner says. The fire broke out shortly after midday and firefighters, ambulance and police are at the scene. It was also in the midst of the New ... <a title="Watch: Large fire engulfs building in Auckland’s Pakuranga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/watch-large-fire-engulfs-building-in-aucklands-pakuranga/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Large fire engulfs building in Auckland’s Pakuranga">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Sharples, Professor of Bushfire Dynamics, School of Science, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the perfect environment for flames to spread across the landscape. But sometimes the relationship flips: fires can generate their ... <a title="When bushfires make their own weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/when-bushfires-make-their-own-weather-273008/" aria-label="Read more about When bushfires make their own weather">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne Anna Tarazevich/Pexels The multi-day heatwave conditions have arrived this summer, with temperatures soaring past 45°C in some regions. While we may head to shopping centres or cinemas to stay comfortable, we need to consider the ... <a title="Pets suffer in extreme heat. An animal welfare expert explains how we can help them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/pets-suffer-in-extreme-heat-an-animal-welfare-expert-explains-how-we-can-help-them-273007/" aria-label="Read more about Pets suffer in extreme heat. An animal welfare expert explains how we can help them">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Samara Maxwell celebrates after her 2025 title victory. Craig Cox New Zealand world mountain bike champion Samara Maxwell is taking a year-long break from competitive sport to safeguard her wellbeing and longevity. It means she won’t be defending her mountain bike world series cross country title after a breakthrough 2025 season. ... <a title="World mountain bike champ Samara Maxwell to take year off competitive sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/world-mountain-bike-champ-samara-maxwell-to-take-year-off-competitive-sport/" aria-label="Read more about World mountain bike champ Samara Maxwell to take year off competitive sport">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Adi Ashok bowls for the Black Caps against Bangladesh in the second one-day international at Saxton Oval, Nelson, 20 December. Photosport Black Caps leg spinner Adi Ashok can’t wait for the excitement of cricket in India, the country of his birth. Ashok, who played two ODIs and a T20 for New ... <a title="Adi Ashok excited to get India gig for Black Caps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/adi-ashok-excited-to-get-india-gig-for-black-caps/" aria-label="Read more about Adi Ashok excited to get India gig for Black Caps">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Dean Bilton, ABC Australia’s players celebrates with the Ashes trophy following their series win on day 5 of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, January 8, 2026 AAP / Photosport Analysis: So 4-1 it is, a scoreline that does a proper job of reflecting Australia’s ... <a title="Australia underlines its Ashes dominance over England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/australia-underlines-its-ashes-dominance-over-england/" aria-label="Read more about Australia underlines its Ashes dominance over England">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot A building in East Auckland’s Pakuranga is engulfed in flames with billowing thick black smoke. A witness told RNZ the fire started at the Pita House on Cortina Place on Friday afternoon. Firefighters said the blaze was threatening a second property. Supplied / Karl Mirbach The fire happened in the ... <a title="Large fire engulfs building in Auckland’s Pakuranga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/large-fire-engulfs-building-in-aucklands-pakuranga/" aria-label="Read more about Large fire engulfs building in Auckland’s Pakuranga">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham is arrested by police. RNZ / Mark Papalii Three people, including former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham, have been arrested at a Venezuela solidarity protest in Wellington. Around 100 people are rallying against the US military action earlier this week outside the Ministry of Foreign ... <a title="Former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham arrested at Venezuela protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/former-wellington-mayoral-hopeful-graham-bloxham-arrested-at-venezuela-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham arrested at Venezuela protest">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and Emergency warned extreme heat came with heightened fire risk – particularly in Canterbury, Marlborough, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti and Northland. Meteorologist Devlin Lynden said remnants ... <a title="Weather live: Heat alerts for 38C for in parts of country, heavy rain and gales forecast elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/weather-live-heat-alerts-for-38c-for-in-parts-of-country-heavy-rain-and-gales-forecast-elsewhere/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Heat alerts for 38C for in parts of country, heavy rain and gales forecast elsewhere">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queensland Fruit Fly. Supplied / Biosecurity New Zealand Biosecurity is confident they will eradicate the obnoxious Queensland fruit fly with officers back out in force in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill today. Biosecurity Commissioner Mike Ingliss said additional traps have been set, and control zones have been set up, restricting ... <a title="Key to eradicating Queensland fruit fly is to ‘go hard and early’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/key-to-eradicating-queensland-fruit-fly-is-to-go-hard-and-early/" aria-label="Read more about Key to eradicating Queensland fruit fly is to ‘go hard and early’">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent A Papua New Guinea police operation in Tsak Valley, Enga Province, in the early hours of Friday, 2 January 2026 — which resulted in five deaths — has prompted calls for an independent investigation following sharply differing accounts of events from police and community sources, as ... <a title="PNG’s lethal Tsak Valley raid and deeper crisis over guns, policing, trust in Enga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/pngs-lethal-tsak-valley-raid-and-deeper-crisis-over-guns-policing-trust-in-enga/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s lethal Tsak Valley raid and deeper crisis over guns, policing, trust in Enga">Read more</a>
